Publications by authors named "Pablo E Barrientos"
Article Synopsis
- In psychology, people often think of happiness and subjective well-being as the same thing, but this text argues they are different.
- It suggests that cultures that focus a lot on being super happy (especially in Western countries) might be influenced by their nicer living environments.
- Lastly, the text warns that trying to make everyone happy the same way can be tricky because it doesn't work for all cultures equally.
Unlabelled: The Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMD) questionnaire (Chóliz, 2012) evaluates the main features of mobile phone dependence: tolerance, abstinence syndrome, impaired impulse control, associated problems, excessive use, etc.
Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a multicultural version of the TMD (TMDbrief) adapted to suit the novel communication tools of smartphones.
Procedure: In this study, the TMD was completed by 2,028 young respondents in six distinct world regions: Southern Europe, Northwest Europe, South-America, Mesoamerica, Pakistan, and India.